Curated Place went along to speak to him about the exhibition, strip joints, visions of the future and what its like working with one of the most socially loaded materials an artist can choose to wrangle with.

If you like what you see at MCAD there's more of Richard's work on show as part of the Crafts Council show exploring British glass blowing - "Breathtaking", currently exhibiting at the Bilston Gallery in the West Midlands and Curated Place will have details of some exclusive neon workshops Richard will be running in Manchester where you can make your own neon piece guided by one of Britain's masters of the material.